On 24 April 2025 in Skopje, the Community of Practice on deliberative democracy in South-East Europe held its third meeting. Co-ordinated by NALAS, the event brought together representatives from 18 municipalities and seven local government associations to share experiences, explore new democratic practices, and promote the…

The Statutory Session of the 20th NALAS General Assembly was opened by NALAS President, Mayor Dusan Raicevic, Ms. Jelena Drenjanin, Chair of Governance Committee, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and Mr. Josko Klisovic, President of City Assembly of Zagreb,…

The 20th NALAS General Assembly commenced today in Varazdin, Croatia, with the Regional Conference “The role of local governments in evidence-based policymaking for social Inclusion and advancing the EU integration process”, jointly organised by NALAS and the Association of Cities from the Republic of Croatia,…

On 10 March 2025, we successfully launched a new e-learning course on Migration Governance at the Local Level with introductory webinars for participants. The course is designed to empower professionals from local governments and their associations, civil society representatives, and migration practitioners, and it provides…

An insightful online peer exchange on citizens' assemblies in South-East Europe took place on 29 January 2025, as 18 local authorities and 7 NALAS member associations met for the second time as part of the Community of Practice on deliberative democracy. During this meeting, more…

On 27 December 2024, NALAS' e-Academy successfully concluded its five-week e-learning course on Capital Infrastructure Investment Projects (CIIP) in the Water and Sanitation Sector with a dynamic closing webinar. The closing webinar acknowledged the achievements of 26 participants who successfully completed the course, showcasing their…